Cigar lighter



' C. RUBSAMEN l CIGAR LIGHTER FiledAug. '18, 41928 June 3, 1930.

ATTORNEY .50 'cated sleeve 155 Patented Junc- 3, 1930 -f ,UNIIEoUsTATEs PATENT; OFFICE CHA'ELEs EUESAHEN', or RICHMOND HILL, NEW YORK, AssIGNoE To WILLIAM DEIIUJ'IHvp a COMPANY, A CORPORATION or NEW Yom:

cIcAn LIGHTER 'Application led August 18, 1928. ,'SerialNo. 300,533.

This invention relates to cigar lighters, an object ofthe invention being to provide a simple and efficient means for throwing sparks from a block of pyrophoric alloy, com-` monly known in the tradeas flint, to ignite the wick.

A further object is to provide an improved Construction and arrangement of spark controlling arm or lever and an improved mounting therefor-which automatically or mechanically completes the throw of the arm to operate the device after the movement of the arm is manually initiated. l

A further object is to provide -a device of ,15 this character which will be simple in construction, relatively cheap to Vmanufacture,

easily assembled, adjusted and repaired and w v\ one which will not be` apt to get out of order after continued use.` v

With these and other objects in view, the invention' consists in certain novel features of construction and combinations and arrangements of parts, which will be more fully hereinafter described and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings- Fi re 1 is a view, mainly in side elevation ut partly broken away and in section,

' illustrating my improved lighter; l'

Figure 2 is a view'in transverse section on the line 2-2 of Figure 1\;A Fi 3 is a view, partly in elevation but ma yin section, of thel upper portion" of the device;

Figure llis a view similar to showing the-armor lever in its upward position with" the; wick ignited;

Figure-:5 is a sectional planview on the line 5 5 of Figure 2;

verse section on the line 6-6 ofFigure 3;

Figure 7 is a fragmentary view, partly in elevation and partly in section, showing the connection with thespring; A

` Figure 8 is .a top planF view ,of thel spark throwing arm or lever;

, Figure 9 is a perspective view of the bifur-j Figure 3 but Figure 6 is a fragmentaryview in transl Figure 10 is a perspective view of the spring housing 17.

1 -'represents a casing adapted to contain l A tubular barrel 8 extends longitudinally l of the casing 1 and is lixed in the bottom of the casing atits lower end, and its upper end is located centrally in an opening 9 inv ,the top plate 6, said opening 9 being appregreater `diameter than the upper ciably of end ofthe arrel.

The barrel'8 at its upper end functions as a gdide for a blockv of alloy 10, commonly known as flint, and this block 10'is forced upwardly and outwardly through the lmelium of a follower 11 back of or below the same.

The follower 11 is made with a headed pin 12, which may be located between any of the convolutions of a coiled spring'l3, the lower vend of saidcoiled springbemg fixed to a screw plug 14 screwed into the lower end of the barrel g It will thus be noted that the follower 11, spring 13 and plug 14 constitute in effect a single member which can be removed and replaced at will, and by reason `of the engagement of the hea/ded pin 12 between the convolutions of the spring 13, the follower and thespring are held together and a certain amount of adjustment isv permitted as the head may be located between any of a series of convolutions by simply turning the follower when in proper'engagementlwith the spring. 1

A forked sleeve 15 ts loosely on the barrel 8 and its upper forked or bifurcated end is freely movable through the opening 9 in the top 6 ofvcasing 1. A coiled spring 16is located around the barrel 8 below the sleeve 15 *and has an abutment against the lower end of pose which will mo-re fully hereinafter ap- P I illustrate the sleeve `15 in perspective in Figure 9, in which itwill be noted that this sleeve at its upper bifurcated portion has forwardly extending fingers 19 presenting extending bearing surfaces at the upper end 4of the sleeve, and the rear or back portion of the sleeve is recessed or cut away as shown at 20.

The spring housing 17 above referred to is of tubular form, appreciably larger than the barrel S, and encloses the upper portion of the barrel and acts as a housing for the spring 16. This housing is perforated at its lower end to receive the barrel and has a tight j uncture with the barrel to prevent leakage, and the flanged upper end of the housing is rigidly Xed and countersunk in the top or end 6 of the'casing 1. A pair of upstanding perforated lugs 2l are made integral with the upper end of the housing 17. These lugs 21 support a pin 22 on which my improved arm or lever 23 is pivotally mounted. This arm or leverV 23 is made with perforated ears 24, 24 receiving the pivot pin 22 and carrying on their inner faces inwardly projecting studs 25 which bear against the upper faces of the furcations of the bifurcated sleeve 15.

A toothed sparking -wheel 26 is also mounted on the pivot pin 22, and as a matter of fact this wheel 26 constitutes a segment, the flat side of which engages thev under face of the arm 23 so as to compel the wheel 26 to turn with the arm, and the teeth of this wheel 26 ge in engagement with the sparking block .The arm or lever 23 carries a snuffer 27 adapted to engage over the tube 5 and extinguish the light from the wick 7, as is common in the art.

In connection with my improved lighter Iv may employ a windshield 28 which is of general U-shape in plan and which has a recessed baseplate 29 resting on the top 6 and removably secured in place by. a; headed screw 30 screwed into the top 6 and positioned in a slot 31 in the ba'seplate 29 so as to clamp the windshield securely in position.

This windshield may have any -numbervof openingsv 32 adjacent its lower portion to allow for a suiiicient draft of air, and the lever or arm 23 is of such shape as to function as a cover for `this windshield when the arm is in horizontal position.

The arm 23 at its forward or free end has a small lip 33 under which the infrer ,may be positioned to lift the free end of the lever, and the opposite end of the lever is flared or'curved outwardly or upwardly, as shown at 34, forming a finger receiving tongue which may be depressed to initially move the arm.

' The recessed portion. of the sleeve 15.is

such as A to accommodate the ilared or curved port-ion of the arm and allow the same to remain in its upper or operative position, as

' clearly indicated in Figure 4 ofthe drawings.

The operation is as follows:

Figures l, 2, 3, 5 and 6 show the lighter m inoperative position, that is, with the lever or arm 23 in its downward position, and when in this'position it will be noted that the studs 25 are in the rear of the vertical planeof pivot pin 22;`in other words, they are past dead center with relation to the pin 22 so that the upward pressure of the spring 16 on sleeve 15 tends to hold the arm or lever 23 in this position. To ignite the wick 7 the arm or lever 23 is initially moved either by an upward pressure on the small lip 33 at the free end of the lever and by a downward pressure on the tongue 34 at the rear end of the arm or lever. Either of these movements must be sufficient to swing the arm 23 to a position far enough to advance the studs 25 forwardly or to t-he left of Figure 1 sufficiently far to pass dead center with relation to pivot pin 22, and when such a position is reached the upward movement of the spring 16 on the sleeve 15 will complete the movel K ment, givmg arapid throw to the arm from course extinguish the flame and cover the windshield, as above explained.

' The spring-pressed sleeve` 15, therefore, functions to hold the arm or lever 23 in either of its extreme positions and functions to rapidly throw the arm upwardly after its movement is manually initiated.

While I have illustrated what I believe to be a preferred embodiment of my invention, it is obvious various changes and alterations might be made in the general form of the parts described without departing from my invention and hence I do not limit myself to the precise details set forth but consider myself at libert-y to make such changes and alterations as fairly fall within the spirit andl scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A lighter including a casing, a. wick mounted on the casing, a spring housing extending'into the casing, an arm having one end 'pivotally mounted on the casing adjacent the housing, a sparking means carried by the arm, a sleeve in the housing and having itsouter end bifurcated, studs on the arm and spaced outwardly of the axis of the ivotal mounting of the -arm and engage by bifurcated out-erend of the sleeve, the bifurcated portion of the sleeve being offset from the -body of the sleeve, a resilient means urging the bifurcated end of said sleeve against the studs for causing oscillation of. the arm, to actuate the sparlng means,

2. A lighter including a casing, a wick mounted on the casing, a spring housing extending into the casing, an arm having one end pivotally mounted on the casing adjacent the housing, a sparking means carried by the arm, a sleeve in the housing and having its outer end bifurcated, studs on the arm and spaced outwardly of the axis of the pivotal mounting of the arm and engaged by the bifurcated outer end of the sleeve, the bifurcated portion of the sleeve being offset from the body of the sleeve, a resllient means urging the bifurcated end of said sleeve against the studs for causing oscillation of the arm, to actuate the sparking means, the bifurcated end of the sleeve having a cut-out portion, the arm adjacent the pivot having a lip engageable with the cut out portion for limiting the movement of the arm when oscillated by the sleeve.

Signed at Richmond Hill in the county of Queens and State of New York this 15th day of August A. D. 1928.

CHARLES RUBSAMEN. 

